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+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+#
+# make variable directory structure
+#
+# runlevels: openelec, installer, textmode
+
+progress "starting splash"
+  mkdir -p /run/splash/cache/
+  fbsplashd --theme=openelec  --type=bootup
+
+  echo "set tty silent 2"  > /run/splash/cache/.splash
+  echo "set tty verbose 6" > /run/splash/cache/.splash
+  echo "set mode silent"   > /run/splash/cache/.splash
+  echo "repaint"           > /run/splash/cache/.splash
+  chvt 2